A Guide to China's Auto Industry

BYD S8

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BYD S8 is a hardtop convertible launched at the 2006 Beijing motor show (it was known as "F8" then) and was released in July 2009. The first of the type from a native carmaker in China, it is a cheap imitator of Mercedes-Benz SL-Class in exterior styling. Only one year model had been available, the 2009, which was powered by a 103kW 2.0 liter and can accelerate to 100km/h in 14 seconds. Its top speed was 180km/h. In the short period of time when it was on the new car market, it ranked as a least popular model.